Flora Watkins

The warning comes after four people were arrested on suspicion of fraud. Investigations are ongoing into claims that horses were sold which were not as described

By Flora Watkins Published 7 June 13

A rider whose horses were killed by a drink driver has made a winning return to the showring with her new pony

By Flora Watkins Published 7 June 13

Summer In February, the film about the great equine artist Sir Alfred Munnings, will be released in the UK on Friday, 14 June

By Flora Watkins Published 6 June 13

William Funnell swapped his dark jacket for ratcatcher at Surrey County (26 May) to try his hand at a working hunter class for the first time

By Flora Watkins Published 6 June 13

Cheltenham racecourse says it is “disappointed” by the Court of Appeal’s decision to award a former jockey £58,000 for injuries sustained in a fall there in November 2006

By Flora Watkins Published 2 June 13

The British team won the Nations Cup in St Gallan this afternoon while battling against terrible conditions

By Flora Watkins Published 31 May 13

In actions reminiscent of the Lassie films, five-year-old Gallant raised the alarm when his mistress was severely injured in a riding accident

By Flora Watkins Published 31 May 13

A painting by the great sporting artist Lionel Edwards — with a fascinating provenance for readers of H&H — has come on to the market

By Flora Watkins Published 31 May 13

By Flora Watkins Published 29 May 13

Stephen Collier grew so sick of being dripped on and poked in the eye by umbrellas at Aintree, that he went home and reinvented it — with sports fans in mind.

By Flora Watkins Published 27 May 13

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of four members of the Household Cavalry in the 1982 IRA bombing in Hyde Park, which also killed seven horses

By Flora Watkins Published 24 May 13

A former British junior team member is recovering in hospital, after suffering multiple injuries — including a broken back — in a rotational fall at Rockingham Horse Trials

By Flora Watkins Published 23 May 13

The career of Flat jockey Eddie Ahern is in tatters after an inquiry found him guilty of corruption charges

By Flora Watkins Published 23 May 13

Simon Grieve is on the sidelines for three months after being diagnosed with a rare type of deep vein thrombosis

By Flora Watkins Published 22 May 13

A further seven Godolphin racehorses, including a Classic winner, have tested positive for prohibited substances

By Flora Watkins Published 20 May 13

Britain was unable to contest the opening leg of the FEI Nations Cup pilot season at Vidauban, France last Saturday (18 May) — after one team member’s horse was spun at the first horse inspection

By Flora Watkins Published 20 May 13

Dirk Schrade’s London 2012 Olympic gold medallist, King Artus, died suddenly at a three-day event in Germany over the weekend

By Flora Watkins Published 20 May 13

Another judge has criticised the RSPCA for wasting public time and money prosecuting a hunt, in a case that collapsed at the last moment

By Flora Watkins Published 17 May 13

Event rider Georgie Dalton (née Davies), a former senior squad member, is to hang up her boots — after a bad fall left her with a crippling loss of confidence

By Flora Watkins Published 13 May 13

Carl Hester's Olympic ride Uthopia was back in action with Charlotte in the saddle in Saumur at the weekend

By Flora Watkins Published 7 May 13

Laura Tomlinson (née Bechtolsheimer) says her Olympic mount Mistral Hojris will be retired later this year, despite a stunning return to competition at CDI Hagen**** (18-21 April)

By Flora Watkins Published 26 April 13